A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AND OTHERS RETURNING FROM CRETE ON BOARD THE R.F.A. ...

A GROUP OF AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENTS AND OTHERS RETURNING FROM CRETE ON BOARD THE R.F.A. "CHERRYLEAF", A BRITISH NAVY OILER. FROM THE TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT:- 1. DAMIEN PARER, DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION; 2. CAPTAIN F.M. HARVEY, MASTER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF"; 3. COMMANDER D.N.J. WILLIAMS, RNR, MASTER OF THE R.F.A. "OLNA"; 4. GAVIN LONG, AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT, REPRESENTING THE "SYDNEY MORNING HERALD" AND OTHER MORNING NEWSPAPERS; 5. W.T. BEWERS, GUNNER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF"; 6. J.P. KEMP, SECOND OFFICER OF THE "OLNA"; 7. CHESTER WILMOT, OF THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION; 8. R.B. BROWN, FOURTH ENGINEER OF THE "OLNA"; 9. LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.L. TRELOAR, OFFICER- IN- CHARGE MILITARY HISTORY AND INFORMATION SECTION; 10. HENRY STOKES, AN AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT EMPLOYED BY REUTERS; 11. RONALD MONSON, AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT, REPRESENTING THE SYDNEY DAILY TELEGRAPH; 12. JOHN HETHERINGTON, AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT REPRESENTING THE MELBOURNE HERALD AND OTHER EVENING NEWSPAPERS; 13. R. MASLYN WILLIAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION; 13A. K. SLESSOR, AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT. 14. A. HALES, FOURTH ENGINEER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF"; 15. JAMES ALDRIDGE, AN AUSTRALIAN WAR CORRESPONDENT WRITING FOR AMERICAN MAGAZINES; 16. EDWARD KENNEDY, A UNITED STATES WAR CORRESPONDENT; 17. R.W.A. HUNT, JUNIOR ENGINEER OFFICER OF THE CHERRYLEAF 18. W.C. ELLIOTT, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE "OLNA"; 19. G.C. DUNNING, CHIEF ENGINEER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF"; 20. W.R. PARKER, CHIEF OFFICER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF" AND 21. R.C. PUTT, SECOND ENGINEER OF THE "CHERRYLEAF".